1.77 cr to improve nutritional status of women
The Haryana Women and Child Development Department has decided to spend a sum Rs 1.77 crore in order to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and nursing mothers as well as adolescent girls.
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Maharashtra revokes ban on popular lentil
on may 28, the Maharashtra government issued an order revoking a 47-year-old ban on the sale of Lathyrus sativus, a pulse variety grown widely in the state
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The impact of natural hazards and disasters on agriculture and nutrition and food security
Nearly a quarter of damages wrought by natural disasters on the developing world are borne by the agricultural sector according to initial results from a new FAO study released at the UN World Conference
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A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990—2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
Quantification of the disease burden caused by different risks informs prevention by providing an account of health loss different to that provided by a disease-by-disease analysis. No complete revision
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Call to fight hunger and malnutrition in Asia
The 'Delhi Declaration' on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Asia, adopted at the end of the three-day regional ministerial consultation here calls for 'renewed and intensified determination to
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Delhi declaration fixes onus of nutrition security on govts
The three-day regional ministerial consultation on maternal and child nutrition in Asian countries concluded in Delhi on September 17 with a note of confession and commitment. The four-page Delhi
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WASH poor in a water-rich country: a diagnostic of water, sanitation, hygiene, and poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is among the five poorest countries in the world, whether measured by poverty rate or number of poor. Political instability and rapid demographic growth—the second
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State to launch HNP project
Health Commissioner Moham-med Sanaullah said that Health Nutrition and Population Project (HNP), of which woman and child are major components, would be launched soon in Bangalore. Speaking at a
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Nutritional intake in India 2004-2005
This report presents the information on nutritional intake by the Indian population. Among the different nutrients only three nutrients: viz. calorie, protein and fat - are discussed in this report. This report gives an idea about intake of these nutrients in different monthly per capita expenditure classes from different items of food.
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Diabetes: A disturbing trend among children
Given the lack of physical activity in schools, it is not surprising that Type 2 diabetes is being detected in 12 and 13-year-old children. According to a study conducted by the Human Nutrition Unit
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Is hunger in the world on the rise?
In its latest report on food insecurity, the FAO asserted that 915 million people were undernourished in 2008, and the figure is estimated to rise to 1.02 billion in 2009. The alarming numbers raise the twin questions of how the estimates are derived and how reliable they are.
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NAC pares down its wish list on food security
Smita Gupta New Delhi: For the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC), drafting a Food Security Bill that will pass muster with the government is proving harder than it appeared at the outset. At the NAC's fourth meeting on Monday, informed sources said, Ms.
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The big fat lies: Food regulator exposes ads marred by bogus claims on nutritional value, prepares to prosecute 19 cases
You are being led up the garden path by manufacturers of food and health products making tall claims in advertisements. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) - which put many products
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Supreme Court commissioners report on supplementary nutrition scheme under ICDS
The Supreme Court commissioners have found a deep-rooted nexus among bureaucrats, politicians and private food contractors to siphon off funds meant for poor children and women under ICDS. Hence this report dated 29 Nov 2012 calls for setting up an independent Special Investigation Team to investigate corruption and quality in food procurement under the scheme.
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IMA to endorse PepsiCo's food products
<font class="UCASE">the </font> Indian Medical Association (<font class="UCASE">ima</font>) will now endorse PepsiCo's Tropicana fruit juices and its breakfast cereal Quaker Oats
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Child health linked to mother's education
Education among mothers have been found to be a strong factor for controlling malnutrition among children, says a National Nutrition Survey 2001-02 (Pakistan). The survey, the results of which were
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US group raises alarm over Atkins diet
A nutrition advocacy group said the popular Atkins diet has caused heart disease and could have killed a teen-age dieter and urged the US government to monitor the high-fat weight loss
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U.S. considers food labels with whole-package data
The Food and Drug Administration said that it was considering whether to require food companies to list nutrition information in its entirety, rather than by serving size, on packaged-food labels.
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About 3 billion people are food insecure: U.N. report
The total number of food insecure people was probably closer to about three billion, or about half the population of the world, according to the United Nations midyear update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects. In addition, approximately 18,000 children die daily as a direct or indirect consequence of inadequate nutrition, the UN report says.
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India’s public health system has collapsed, says Ramesh
The health system in India has “collapsed”, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh made this candid confession on Friday and lamented that even poorer countries like Bangladesh and Kenya had better